A loyal reader asks: I know that if I have a question, I can search for the answer online or ask you (of course asking you is the best choice), but what if I need to show someone something. Just yesterday, I was trying to identify a funky tool that I found. How can I figure out what it is?

Your timing is excellent. Read on.

PicAnswers launched just a couple weeks ago. It is the coolest! Billed as a picture question and answer site, it is fun and seriously educational. And, I might add, as time sink!

It is designed to help you identify things in everyday life that you’re not sure what that thing is! Like a plant or a tool or a symbol or a rash. You get the picture. (sorry for the pun.)

We love it. And we think it’s going to catch on.